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Peer reviewedFitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Yoels, William C. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Examines the effects of state policy, sociodemographic composition, and school structure on high school dropout rates in 1980. Reports that total educational expenditures per students' average daily attendance is a significant determinant of school structure with indirect effect on dropout rates. Concludes that family structure is a critical…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedMulkey, Lynn M.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1992
Analyzes the separate effects of father absence and mother absence on the grades and standardized test scores of high school students. Uses parents' and students' behavior and family economic status as competing intervening variables to explain the effects. Concludes that students from single-parent homes are less willing or able to meet academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Divorce, Family School Relationship, Fatherless Family
